Is Tesco finest* Chocolate Cake kosher?
From Open Food Facts.
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Verdict by tradition
Orthodox practice relies on certification for processed foods. Nothing on the package shows one.
- NoteNo recognized hechsher on the package
- Recognized certifying agency on certification · Certification requiredRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. Conservative practice prefers certification for processed foods.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher, and Glycerin can come from animal sources the label does not name.
- IngredientGlycerin
- MJRC (pending) on gelatin and animal derivatives · BackgroundRead the ruling
- MJRC Standards of Observance on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. Worth a look: Glycerin.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- IngredientGlycerin
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No unclean animal ingredients found. Glycerin can come from animal sources; the label does not say which.
- IngredientGlycerin
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
sugar, wheat flour [wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin], rapeseed oil, egg, butter (milk), glucose syrup, fat reduced cocoa powder, humectant (glycerol), belgian marbled chocolate curls [sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, dried whole milk, whey powder (milk), milk sugar, butteroil (milk), emulsifier (soya lecithins), flavouring]), belgian milk chocolate [sugar, dried whole milk, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, whey powder (milk), emulsifier (soya lecithins), flavouring], egg white, milk, whipping cream (milk), cornflour, wheat starch, invert sugar syrup, raising agents (disodium diphosphate, sodium carbonate), preservative (potassium sorbate), emulsifiers (mono - and di-glycerides of fatty acids, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids), salt, flavouring. allergy advice for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. also, may contain peanuts and nuts. suitable for vegetarians f s pa *rei rec c carto recycle tesco sta welwyn ga tesco irela gresham he marine road co. dublin. www.tesco.c
Hey Kosher reads what is printed on the package and matches it against published rulings. It is not a halakhic authority. For the final word, ask your rabbi or the certifying agency.